Archive for: Public Commissions

Hand Print Project. Large-scale Collaborative Public Art Commission 2009 with St. Peter’s National School, Phibsborough, Dublin. This project celebrated the opening of their new school building and had a strong collaborative element between Ceramic Artist Michelle Maher and the whole school community. We took the handprints in clay and slip of all pupils, teachers and staff and created a series of three large-scale ceramic wall murals. www.ceramicforms.com Photo by Trevor O'Rourke - Picturehouse Photography.

St. Peter’s N.S.

Collaborative Public Art Project by ceramic artist Michelle Maher for the children's charity Barnardos. Working in collaboration with the children and staff we created an 8 meter long ceramic wall sculpture inspired by the Aurora Borealis, the local river Tolka and the science of bubbles. See www.ceramicforms.com

Barnardos Commission

Public Art Project 2010 by ceramic artist Michelle Maher & the children & staff Scoil Thomáis, Laurel Lodge in Dublin 15.Collaborative Art Project through the Crafts Council of Ireland CRAFTed initiative. We drew inspiration from repeating patterns in nature to create a spiral wall sculpture.www.ceramicforms.com

Scoil Thomais CRAFTed

Public Art Project 2010 by ceramic artist Michelle Maher & the children & staff at St. Patrick's N.S., Diswellstown, Dublin 15. Working in collaboration with the three fourth-class groups, we created two large-scale spherical sculptures 1.5 and 2 metres in height and the children’s footprints in clay. The finished work was permanently installed in the new school garden and on the school roundabout. www.ceramicforms.com

St. Patrick’s N.S. – 4th Class

Public Art Project 2012 by Michelle Maher & the children & staff of Castaheany Educate Together National School, Dublin 15. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland CRAFTed initiative. We created a spiral wall sculpture inspired by Fibonacci numbers, the Golden Ratio & repeating spiral patterns in nature. www.ceramicforms.com

Castaheany E.T.N.S. CRAFTed

Collaborative Public Art Project- Beaumont Hospital School by ceramic artist - Michelle Maher. The project involved working collaboratively with the young patients in the children’s ward. The finished wall piece was inspired by microscopic patterns in plant stems and branching patterns in nature and was installed in the reception area of the children’s ward – St. Raphael’s Ward in Beaumount Hospital. www.ceramicforms.com

Beaumont Hospital School

The finished project exhibited over two walls. (Dimensions - 7m x 1.3m) Public Art Project 2006 by ceramic artist Michelle Maher & the children, staff & parents at St. Patrick's N.S., Diswellstown, Dublin 15 - to commemorate the opening of their new school. Working in collaboration we created a wall piece entitled 'When the hand was lifted from the clay', it comprised of the handprints of almost 450 participants and was installed in the foyer of the new school building. www.ceramicforms.com

St. Patrick’s N.S. Handprints

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